Rtp media server

Hello,
I'am want to devolp "RTP media Server " Project that will run on linux machime . rtp client will request the server for MP3 audio and vedio file and server will send this .this server will capable of handling multipal clients request.this will be devolped using RFC 1889.
Help me in this Project how to start it?
thanks in advance.
pucit.

I suspect you start by studying RFC 1889.

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regerybets wrote:
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You can't.
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The TC drive cannot be partitioned without removing it.. did you do that?
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Cabal

Using the MAc Pro as a media server

I am thinking of buying a mac pro (currently have Imac which is noisy) and using it as a media server. Does it make a lot of noise or can it be run so that it is very quiet.... I plan to place it in the same room as the hifi and screen ie my living room? Any thoughs or examples happily recieved

I lost my decibel meter some years ago (probably in a box in a
closet somewhere ) so I can't tell you exactly but my MacPro
system is virtually silent. If I hold my ear to the case I can
hear my 3-drivve (MaxLine III Maxtor) raid occasionally accessing
but I personally cannot tell if the system is on or off without
looking at the power-light.

QT Broadcasting through media server question

Hey all,
My question is this: does anyone know how (if its even possible) to use QT Broadcaster on MANUAL UNICAST to webcast to users connecting to a media server?
for instance: G5 ---> media server <----user
<----user
<----user etc.
I have been trying to set up the webcast as such: creating a manual unicast .sdp with the IP address of the media server contained within. upload the .sdp to the media server where the users will find it and connect to the stream.
So far, all I get on the client side is a QT window that says, "Live Broadcast" and "ready".
If the clients connect to the stream through the media server (which has its own static IP that matches the one in the .sdp) shouldn't they be able to view the webcast?
Any and all thoughts are most appreciated.
-=adam=-
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Using Manual Unicast:
Manual unicast is a method of broadcasting that requires you to export an SDP file from QuickTime Broadcaster to one receiving computer identified by its IP address. The receiving application can be a single QuickTime Player or QuickTime Streaming Server or Darwin Streaming Server. If the receiving application is QTSS or DSS, the broadcast is reflected and no longer limited to a single IP address.
To broadcast via Manual Unicast:
If necessary, click Show Details in the QuickTime Broadcaster window, and in the Network pane choose a preset.
Choose Manual Unicast from the Transmission pop-up menu, and enter the IP address of the receiving computer (or accept the default IP address of your own computer if broadcasting to yourself as a test), the audio port and video port numbers (or accept the defaults if broadcasting one-to-one), and the buffer delay (or accept the default).
If desired, also enter information in the Annotation section.
Click Broadcast, and then choose Export from the File menu and SDP or Movie from the Export submenu.
Specify a name for the SDP or movie file and click Export.
If the file is exported directly to a QuickTime Player, the viewer opens the file using "Open Movie in New Player" to view the broadcast. If the file is exported to QTSS or DSS, the viewer instead uses "Open URL in New Player." Talk to your QTSS or DSS administrator to determine the correct URL.
Viewing a QT broadcast:
Your audience can view your live broadcast using either QuickTime Player or a web browser with the QuickTime Plugin. You determine how users will see the broadcast by distributing an announcement movie file, which is needed by QuickTime Player to "tune in" to your broadcast, or by creating a Web page that refers to the movie file.
For best results, your viewers should use QuickTime 6. QuickTime Broadcaster streams can be viewed using versions as early as QuickTime 4, but some viewers may not be able to watch your broadcast if you choose compression methods that are not available in the older software.
When viewers connect to your stream, progress messages appear about connecting, negotiating, and buffering, then the stream begins playing. Viewers can pause or stop the broadcast, but when they resume they'll jump to the current moment if they're watching a live broadcast.
If viewers are watching an archived (or prerecorded) broadcast, they will be able to pause, rewind, or skip ahead using the QuickTime controls.
Annotating your broadcast:
You can add a title, copyright, and other annotations to your broadcast.
If necessary, click the Show Details button in the QuickTime Broadcaster window. Then click the Network tab and fill in the desired fields under Annotations.
Your audience can view this information by choosing Show Movie Info from the File menu in the QuickTime Player application.
About Instant-On streaming:
Viewers watching a streaming video with QuickTime 6 will benefit from Instant-On, an advance in Apple's patent-pending Skip Protection technology that dramatically reduces buffer, or wait, time for an instantaneous viewing experience. Viewers can click around or scrub video as if it was on their hard disk.
Users must have a broadband connection to experience Instant-On. The responsiveness of Instant-On is affected by available bandwidth and size, or data rate, of the content. It can also be affected by the codec used. Hinted movies made using the QDesign Audio codec, for example, may not be Instant-On capable.
Choosing a broadcast method:
The size of your expected audience determines how you deliver the broadcast.
For example, when broadcasting a live event to only one QuickTime Player, QuickTime Broadcaster can send a single stream using Mac OS X without server software.

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